CVE-2012-4024
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_component function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote…
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- mitre
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the get_component function in unsquashfs.c in unsquashfs in Squashfs 4.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted list file (aka a crafted file for the -ef option). NOTE: probably in most cases, the list file is a trusted file constructed by the program's user; however, there are some realistic situations in which a list file would be obtained from an untrusted remote source.
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 3 days later
· 3 days later
Published
- 12 years later
· 12 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.1% · top 9.3% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- [oss-security] 20120719 CVE-2012-4024 and CVE-2012-4025: Squashfs overflows (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 83898 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0001 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=CAAoG81HL9oP8roPLLhftTSXTzSD%2BZcR66PRkVU%3Df76W3Mjde_w%40mail.gmail.com&forum_name=squashfs-devel (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 54610 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-40 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- MDVSA-2013:128 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- squashfs-getcomponent-bo(77106) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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